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NATO says world cannot remain indifferent on Kashmir

ISLAMABAD: Lauding Pakistan’s efforts in the fight against terror, Chairman Military Committee North Atlantic Treaty… Read More

Sweden to reintroduce mandatory military service

STOCKHOLM: Sweden said Wednesday it would reintroduce compulsory military service from 2018, eight years after it… Read More

Closure of Pak-Afghan Chaman border enters into sixth day

CHAMAN: Situation at Pak-Afghan Chaman border remain tense as the closure of the border crossing… Read More

Afghan forces retake key district in Kunduz from Taliban

KUNDUZ, AFGHANISTAN: Afghan forces have recaptured a district that had fallen briefly to the Taliban,… Read More

Afghan Taliban captured key district in Kunduz province

KUNDUZ, AFGHANISTAN: Taliban militants on Saturday captured a district in north-eastern Kunduz province, near the… Read More

Trump now promises to work with NATO to defeat Islamic State

YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO: Republican Donald Trump said on Monday he would work closely with NATO allies… Read More

U.S. says 300 Islamic State fighters killed in Afghan operation

NEW DELHI: United States and Afghan forces have killed an estimated 300 Islamic State fighters… Read More

US insists not involved in Turkey military coup bid

WASHINGTON: A top military chief and other officials insisted Friday that the United States was… Read More

World powers urge ‘stability’ in Turkey

ANKARA, TURKEY: World leaders urged "respect for democratic institutions" in key NATO member and European… Read More

NATO says no ‘meeting of minds’ with Russia

BRUSSELS: NATO and Russia failed to overcome deep differences over Ukraine Wednesday in their first… Read More

NATO to use surveillance planes against Islamic State

WARSAW: NATO leaders agreed to deploy sophisticated surveillance aircraft to support the US-led fight against the… Read More

NATO chief says ‘we stand together’ on Russia

WARSAW: NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Saturday that the alliance's leaders had agreed to maintain… Read More

NATO makes fresh funding, troop pledge for Afghanistan

WARSAW: NATO has agreed to maintain troop numbers in Afghanistan and reiterated a funding pledge… Read More

NATO approves keeping expanded Afghan basing, in nod to long fight

BRUSSELS: The NATO alliance agreed on Wednesday to hold onto its broad geographic layout of… Read More

Russia deploys troops westward as standoff with NATO deepens

MOSCOW: Russia is building an army base near its border with Ukraine, the latest in… Read More

NATO says all should avoid new arms race

BRUSSELS: NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg called for avoiding a new arms race, as the US-led alliance… Read More

US missile shield in Romania goes live to Russian fury

DEVESELU: A US anti-missile defence system in Romania aimed at protecting NATO members from threats… Read More

Three terror suspects arrested in Karachi operation

KARACHI: Intelligence agencies and Police arrested three terror suspects in a joint operation in Karachi's… Read More

Afghan officials say Taliban driven back in Kunduz fighting

KUNDUZ, AFGHANISTAN: Afghan security forces drove back Taliban insurgents attacking areas around the northern city… Read More

Al Qaeda re-emerges as challenge for U.S., NATO in Afghanistan

KABUL: Leadership turmoil within the Taliban since the death of the militant group's founder has… Read More